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Responsibilities:
1. Participate to design and implement new processes and refine existing processes to optimize time management.
2. Identify problems, produce and analyze data to suggest accurate sound decisions. Document solutions and escalate to senior buyers when vital.
3. Ensure service level targets (fill rate, availability) are met.
4. Knowledge and understanding of the company metrics and the impact of the performance on the results.
5. Effectively manage all purchasing and associated operational aspects of inventory management.
6. Establish and build effective relationships with suppliers and stakeholders within the business.
7. Track shipments of purchase orders and take vital actions in case of unusual delay.
8. Manage the data flow through each stage of a purchase order – confirmation, estimated ship date, ASN etc. Provide updates to changed delivery dates and ensure the orders are dispatched.
9. Review the delivery times that need to be improved to avoid shortages (predictive stock out).
10. Embrace and participate in PPI initiatives to identify improvements and cost savings to the business, make recommendations for reports/processes improvements (JDI).
11. Manage the processing of delivery issues from suppliers – short/over/wrong product/damaged etc. in collaboration with the different warehouses.
12. Contribute to the accuracy of the data in the system (raising tickets when needed).
13. Maintain a high level of internal customer service, supporting customer services and other business functions when required.
14. Manage and drive improved supplier performance, using metrics. Manage the weekly calls with suppliers to review performance and initiate/manage get well plans.
15. Be autonomous in supplier relationship especially when negotiation skills are required (Lead time management, performance review, stock return, direct shipment requests etc).
16. Be proactive by contributing to improve the supplier performance report.
17. Participate in the training of the new team members.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities associated with it.
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